Text 16] Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe 181

TEXT 15

RTT TMA: aah: |
wera awards TA ATA II

sa eva varndsramibhih
kratubhir bhiri-daksinaih

yyyamano havir-bhagan
agrahit svena tejasa

sah—he (Hiranyakasipu); eva—indeed; varna-dsramibhih—by per-
sons who strictly followed the regulative principles of the four varnas
and four dsramas; kratubhih—by ritualistic ceremonies; bhiiri—abun-
dant; daksinaih—offered with gifts; ijyamanah—being worshiped:
havih-bhagan—the portions of the oblations; agrahit—usurped;
svena—by his own; tejasa—prowess.

TRANSLATION

Being worshiped by sacrifices offered with great gifts by those
who strictly followed the principles of varna and asrama,
Hiranyakasipu, instead of offering shares of the oblations to the
demigods, accepted them himself.

TEXT 16

BRETT Tardy aaarradt et |
TA WAT MA ATAATS TA: 1124

akrsta-pacyd tasyasit
sapta-dvipavati mahi

tatha kdma-dughda gavo
nanascarya-podam nabhah

akrsta-pacya—bearing grains without being cultivated or plowed:
tasya—of Hiranyakasipu; dsit—was; sapta-dvipa-vati—consisting of
seven islands; mahi—the earth; tatha—so much so: kdma-dughah—
